13 Sep 1933
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1933
Page
1
Government officials eyed a one per cent increase in sales tax with proceeds aimed at real estate and school funding. Opponents warned the measure would burden property owners while supporters argued it would finance public services. Debates centered on feasibility, potential exemptions, and the six month adoption period as lawmakers consider fiscal needs and a possible adjournment.
Prisoner Gill faced a hearing in county court after an afternoon visit by Sheriff Dane Tracy and deputies. Gill remained in his attorney's office as the matter of alimony was discussed with Chicago courts cited. Tracy departed for Pomeroy after attempts to obtain statements from Reverend Srest.
A sparse county brief notes fines issued this week after arraignments. Individuals named include Delbert Hupp and Jake Nesbitt, with mentions of Edward Ley and Frances Wie in connection with charges. No clear outcomes beyond fines and life term references.
The sixth annual session of the Ohio Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church opened in First M E Church with Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes presiding. Twenty nine ministers from the Central German Conference joining the English Conferences. expected attendance about one thousand. about 700 ministers total. Dr. E R Stafford to present the district superintendents’ composite report Friday morning instead of opening day.
River packets Queen City and Senator Cordill of the Ohio River Transportation Co. were halted at Huntington W Va by a U S marshal acting on orders from Thomas Arthur May receiver for Hood Coal Co. of Pomeroy. The company allegedly owes Hood Coal $4335. Nine passengers were aboard the Queen City seven plan to continue upriver to Pittsburgh.
Washington observers say the Gran San Mart in government faces a critical test before week’s end. If the regime consolidates, chances rise for permanence. the State Department will keep 11 U S warships in Cuban waters until stability returns.
Oscar Shaw aged 48 of Canaanville and Alice E Sawyer aged 49 of Canaanville obtained a marriage license.
William T Kemper Democratic National Committeeman from Missouri appeals to the U S Board of Tax Appeals over an assessment of 777 443 in additional income taxes for 1927 and 1928. The treasury disallowed exemptions, lifting his tax from 436 483 to 403 027.
A store manager, E. P. Meister of the A. and P. Store at Court and State Streets, pleaded guilty to falsifying a relief order used to obtain malt and sugar. Hartley of The Plains received $3.50 in goods with malt written as the item. a later inspection revealed the order showed $2.89 worth of food. County relief director Ray Noble said this is the first proven case, with broader investigations possible and a state audit inquiry likely.
Cleveland judge tells jury a wife may use force to repel her husband. Harry Moore of Columbus found guilty of manslaughter for shooting his wife as he tried to force himself on her. He claimed self defense and was sentenced to one to 10 years.
A meeting of farmers interested in contracting with the government to curtail wheat production will be held Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Post Office Building, office of extension agent T. H. Johnson. The Athens Grange Hall location was canceled due to a conflicting grange meeting.
In Columbus on September 13 researchers and potato growers, handlers and distributors met to discuss forming a state central cooperative packing and sales agency. While no action was locked in, attendees unanimously favored the concept.
In western Pennsylvania more than 20,000 miners refuse to enter pits until a bituminous coal industry code is adopted. They call the move a suspension of work to push operators in Washington toward terms, with a major meeting in Pricedale, Westmoreland County.
Tokyo reports Navy Minister Mineo Osumi told United Press Japan will seek a ratio closer to Britain and the United States at the next naval conference. Observers fear unlimited naval competition after the London Treaty expires in 1935 unless Japan’s demand is met. Osumi criticized existing limits of three ships per five for the US and five for Britain.
Benjamin F. Strecker 74 a noted philanthropist and civic leader in Washington County and Southern Ohio died of a heart attack at his Marietta home. He helped found Strecker Brothers, led Citizens National Bank, chaired Marietta Hospital and Bethesda Hospital, donated the Marjory Strecker Hospital for Children in Cincinnati, and served as Red Cross chair and County Automobile Club director.
Ray Green filed suit for divorce from Eunice Green in Athens County Common Pleas Court today charging wilful absence for more than three years. They were married in 1930.
Hunters ready for opening of the squirrel season Friday with a four per day limit. County Clerk Miss Ruth Burdette reports 183 licenses sold since the month started, including two women buyers Mrs. Eleanor Goldsberry and Florence Mitchell of Athens Route 2. Izaak Walton League members will add 25 cents to the permit price to fund county game purchases. Ath ens State Hospital land, 1 002 acres, is a state game preserve with no hunting allowed by order of State Welfare Director John McSweeney. signs warn trespassers.
A National Headquarters statement from the Women's Christian Temperance Union in Evanston, Sept. 13, argues that prohibition history shows action and reaction. It says current wet support is from a small voter minority and cites Maine’s earlier wet shift leading to stronger future dry grounds.
Washington reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show a possible pause in the rise of retail food prices in major cities. For the two weeks ending August 29 the nationwide average increase was about 4 percent, with Boston and Detroit up around 2 percent and Minneapolis down 2.2 percent.
Toledo reports a masked gunman robbed six men on the fifteenth tee of Sylvania golf club killing J. I. Parker, 38, an insurer from Toledo. Bandit took cash and a ring, endured a chase for license numbers, then fled after Parker was shot.
Beverly Hills letter writer Will argues that revolutions occur in bands, comparing Cuba to a cycle of upheaval. He notes U S interest and comments on sugar stakes, stating America would not meddle if sugar were removed and referencing Mother Superior.
Washington dispatch reports seven more states needed to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment. Colorado Minnesota and Maryland returns show strong pro repeal majorities with Maryland decisive wet. The tally marks twenty seventh twenty eighth and twenty ninth states joining the wet parade as Maine’s recent victory boosts momentum. Ten states vote before November 7 with New Mexico Idaho Virginia Florida Ohio Pennsylvania North Carolina South Carolina Utah and Kentucky slated.
Washington reports a White House conference with President Roosevelt and financial leaders focused on strengthening the banking system. Officials discussed extending credit and keeping banks operating, with optimism they will be strong by January 1. Participants included the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, the Treasury, and the newly created Insurance of Deposits Corporation.
Logan Ohio September 13 staff special reenlistments for the Citizens Conservation Corps have begun at Camp Hocking where a Cincinnati contingent is located. Hocking County youths are encamped there and most are expected to reenlist for six more months. Those who do not reenlist will be sent to Camp Knox and then home at the end of their current enlistment.
Officers of the Athens Retail Merchants Association said only grocery stores close Thursday afternoons while other retailers stay open at regular hours. The note addresses a misconception that all retail shops close on Thursday afternoons.
Funeral services for Mrs. Frank McGirr of Little Hocking will be conducted at the family home at 8 o'clock Thursday afternoon by Rev. F J Parkins of Columbus Burigl. Burial will be at Little Hocking.
President Roosevelt signals readiness to meet coal operators and NRA officials to speed a coal code after a month of delay. Labor spokesmen accuse financial interests of overproduction plans to push down prices and threaten wage effects and job losses in coal and lumber sectors. A separate White House release notes a 50 million dollar program to improve army posts and closure of about 50 redundant sites.
At Kenwood Country Club Cincinnati on September 13 Chandler Egan from Medford Oregon the former amateur champion who is the oldest player in the National Amateur Golf Championship eliminated Johanny Goodman of Omaha Nebraska the national open champion after a fierce first round struggle.
The administration believes farm prices must rise about one third to match the 1914 level set as a benchmark in the National Recovery drive. Washington sources say the progress is still left to achieve.
In Munich on September 13 a report announced that eugenic courts will begin January 1 to review applications for six sterilization operations of sufferers from hereditary maladies. The measure targets individuals designated as hereditary patients under the state's program.
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